No Cap! Soda Pop

Better-for-you soda brand No Cap (stylized as NO CAP! Soda Pop) has added SoCal distributors John Lenore & Co. and various Anheuser-Busch InBev houses to its fleet of DSD partners.

Better-for-you soda startup No Cap is raising the ante on its co-branded collaboration strategy by partnering with the ICEE Company for a three-year licensing deal to license the slush brand’s name and flavors.

Mood-boosting functional beverage brand HappyPop is making its nationwide retail debut at Sprouts Farmers Market stores this month. The launch includes two new flavors, Wonder Berry and Cheery Cherry.

Emerging from the soda shop channel frequented by Utah’s Mormon plurality, the dirty soda trend became a social media sensation thanks in no small part to the vibrant colors of the drinks and Gen Z’s thirst for customizable beverage options.

After pulling off its first activation at the X Games last month, zero-sugar soda No Cap is putting more fuel in the tank for the second-half of 2025 with $3 million in new investment to support supply chain optimization and marketing support.

Among the more broad takeaways, Keurig Dr Pepper’s (KDP) first-ever State of Beverages Trend Report provides some notable insights into how CSDs are evolving alongside consumer’s health and wellness habits.

The coffee giant announced last week the arrival of Sol-ti’s refrigerated wellness shots in 2.1 oz. glass bottles, a move that brings the SoCal-based organic beverage brand into over 10,000 locations nationwide.

Upstart soda brand No Cap has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with family-owned candy maker Albanese Confectionary Group to bring that company’s popular gummy flavors to its lineup of zero-sugar modern sodas.